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enWikiLeaks says US spied on Japanese government, companies http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-31/wikileaks-says-us-spied-japanese-government-companies
<p>TOKYO (AP) — The WikiLeaks website published documents Friday that it said shows the U.S. government spied on Japanese officials and companies.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-31/wikileaks-says-us-spied-japanese-government-companies" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-31/wikileaks-says-us-spied-japanese-government-companies#commentsFiled onlineBank of JapanEspionageInformation published by WikiLeaksJapanese CabinetLubbock Avalanche-JournalMitsubishiMitsuiMitsuiNational securityNational Security AgencyPerson Careerpress secretaryQuotationSecurityTechnologyTechnologyTOKYOUnited StatesWeb 2.0WhistleblowingWikileaksWorld Wide WebYasuhisa KawamuraFri, 31 Jul 2015 16:37:43 +0000Staff227253 at http://lubbockonline.comTrump's self-paid presidential run means he's not going awayhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-21/trumps-self-paid-presidential-run-means-hes-not-going-away
<p>WASHINGTON — Donald Trump faced an avalanche of fresh criticism Monday for questioning Sen. John McCain’s heroism. But he’s getting no pressure at all from the one community that could push a candidate out of the 2016 presidential race: political donors.</p>
<p>The billionaire businessman is paying for his own campaign, and that means Republicans may have him around far longer than some party leaders would like.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-21/trumps-self-paid-presidential-run-means-hes-not-going-away" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-07-21/trumps-self-paid-presidential-run-means-hes-not-going-away#commentsNational NewsJULIE BYKOWICZAmericaArizonaBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessbusinessmanCongressDonald TrumpEd RollinsEmployment RelationEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFrank LuntzH. Ross PerotHealthHealthIowaJohn McCainJosh EarnestMexicoNatural DisasterPaul RieckhoffPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticspresidentpress secretaryQuotationRepublican PartySenatorSocial IssuesSocial IssuesspokesmanUSDVietnamWASHINGTONWhite HouseTue, 21 Jul 2015 05:01:27 +0000JULIE BYKOWICZ226230 at http://lubbockonline.comIran nuclear agreement likely Tuesdayhttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-14/iran-nuclear-agreement-likely-tuesday
<p>VIENNA — An Iran nuclear agreement appeared likely within hours, diplomats said late Monday after a day in which American and Iranian negotiators appeared to be struggling to clear final obstacles and looking like they’d miss their fourth deadline in less than two weeks.</p>
<p>Three diplomats familiar with the talks said the announcement could come early Tuesday, possibly during pre-dawn hours in Vienna. One said some of the top officials involved in the negotiation needed to leave Austria’s capital in the morning.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-14/iran-nuclear-agreement-likely-tuesday" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-07-14/iran-nuclear-agreement-likely-tuesday#commentsWorldGEORGE JAHNAnd IranianArms Purchase SaleBusinessBusinessEconomy of IranEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentHassan RouhaniHealthHealthInternational relationsIranIranIran and weapons of mass destructionIran–United States relationsJohn KerryJosh EarnestLawLawMohammad Javad ZarifNuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyNuclear program of IranNuclear proliferationPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of Iranpresidentpress secretaryQuotationSecretary of StateTechnologyTechnologyTEHRANTwitterUnited NationsViennaWarWarWhite HouseTue, 14 Jul 2015 05:02:44 +0000GEORGE JAHN225498 at http://lubbockonline.comKurds keep up offensie against extremists in northern Syriahttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-06-24/kurds-keep-offensie-against-extremists-northern-syria
<p>BEIRUT — Backed by U.S.-led airstrikes and buoyed by battlefield successes, Kurdish fighters kept up an offensive through northern Syria on Tuesday, driving Islamic State militants out of a town near the extremists’ de facto capital of Raqqa.</p>
<p>The capture of Ein Issa came just hours after the Kurdish forces had overrun a nearby military base, increasing the pressure on the Islamic State group less than two weeks after it lost the strategically located town of Tal Abyad on the Turkish border, severing a vital supply line.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-06-24/kurds-keep-offensie-against-extremists-northern-syria" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-06-24/kurds-keep-offensie-against-extremists-northern-syria#commentsWorldby HAMZA HENDAWIAbu Muhammad al-AdnaniAsiaBEIRUTBusinessBusinessdirectorEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEthnic groups in SyriaEthnic groups in the Arab LeagueEthnic groups in the Middle EastFertile CrescentHassakehHealthHealthIraqIraqi KurdistanIsisJosh EarnestKurdish languageKurdish peopleKurds in SyriaMiddle Eastnorthern Iraqnorthern SyriaPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of Iraqpress secretaryQuotationRamadanRami AbdurrahmanspokesmanSyriaSyriaSyrian ObservatoryThe Associated PressThe observatoryUnited StatesWarWarWASHINGTONWhite HouseWed, 24 Jun 2015 05:04:56 +0000by HAMZA HENDAWI223625 at http://lubbockonline.comSurveillance powers set to lapse with no deal in Senatehttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-06-01/surveillance-powers-set-lapse-no-deal-senate
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<p>WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is losing its authority to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely contested program in an extraordinary Sunday Senate session.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-06-01/surveillance-powers-set-lapse-no-deal-senate" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-06-01/surveillance-powers-set-lapse-no-deal-senate#commentsNational NewsERICA WERNER110th United States CongressBusinessBusinessCandidate PositioncontractorEdward SnowdenEnergy Independence and Security ActEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentforwardGovernmentHealthHealthJohn BrennanJosh EarnestleaderMass surveillanceMitch McConnellMitch McConnellNational securityNational Security AgencyPatriot ActPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of the United StatesPresidency of Barack Obamapresidentpress secretaryQuotationRand PaulRand PaulRepublican PartyRepublican PartySenateTechnologyTechnologyWarWarWASHINGTONWhite HouseMon, 01 Jun 2015 05:14:34 +0000ERICA WERNER221462 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas incident fuels concern about lone-wolf terror attacks http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-07/texas-incident-fuels-concern-about-lone-wolf-terror-attacks
<p>NEW YORK — The attempted attack on a provocative cartoon contest in Texas appears to reflect a scenario that has long troubled national security officials: a do-it-yourself terror plot, inspired by the Islamic State extremist group and facilitated through the ease of social media.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-07/texas-incident-fuels-concern-about-lone-wolf-terror-attacks" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-07/texas-incident-fuels-concern-about-lone-wolf-terror-attacks#commentsFiled onlineDAVID CRARY and ERIC TUCKERairlineAl-Qaedaal-QaedaAl-ShabaabBusinessBusinesschairmanCounter-terrorismDaniel BenjamindirectorElton SimpsonEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFederal Bureau of InvestigationGarlandHealthHealthIslamIslamic terrorismIslamismJames ComeyJosh EarnestLashkar-e-TaibaLone wolfMichael McCaulMiddle East PolicyMinneapolisMohamed Abdullahi HassanMujahid MiskiNadir SoofiNew YorkOrganized crimeOsama bin LadenPerson CareerPerson LocationPeter BergenPHOENIXPoliticsPoliticspress secretaryQuotationReligionReligionSomaliaTerrorismTexasThe Associated PresstransportationTwitterUnited StatesWarWarWar on TerrorWASHINGTONWhite HouseWill McCantsThu, 07 May 2015 12:23:32 +0000DAVID CRARY and ERIC TUCKER218791 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas incident fuels concerns about lone-wolf terror attackshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-05-07/texas-incident-fuels-concerns-about-lone-wolf-terror-attacks
<p>NEW YORK — The attempted attack on a provocative cartoon contest in Texas appears to reflect a scenario that has long troubled national security officials: a do-it-yourself terror plot, inspired by the Islamic State extremist group and facilitated through the ease of social media.</p>
<p>Trying to gauge which individuals in the United States pose such threats — and how vigorously they should be monitored — is a daunting challenge for counterterrorism agencies. Some experts caution that a limited number of small-scale attacks are likely to continue.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-05-07/texas-incident-fuels-concerns-about-lone-wolf-terror-attacks" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-05-07/texas-incident-fuels-concerns-about-lone-wolf-terror-attacks#commentsNational NewsDavid CraryairlineAl-Qaedaal-QaedaAl-ShabaabArrestBusinessBusinesschairmanCounter-terrorismDaniel BenjaminDiplomatic RelationsdirectorDisasterDisasterElton SimpsonEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFederal Bureau of InvestigationHealthHealthIrregular militaryIslamIslamic terrorismIslamismJames ComeyJosh EarnestLaborLaborLone wolfMarylandMichael McCaulMiddle East PolicyMinneapolisMohamed Abdullahi HassanMujahid MiskiNadir SoofiNew YorkOrganized crimeOsama bin LadenPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPeter BergenPHOENIXPoliticsPoliticspress secretaryQuotationReligionReligionSomaliaTechnologyTechnologyTerrorismTexasThe Associated PresstransportationTwitterUnited StatesWarWarWar on TerrorWASHINGTONWhite HouseWill McCantsThu, 07 May 2015 05:15:08 +0000David Crary218766 at http://lubbockonline.comDoubts raised about Islamic State's claim in Texas attack http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-06/doubts-raised-about-islamic-states-claim-texas-attack
<p>PHOENIX (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the assault on a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, but counterterrorism experts said IS has a history of asserting involvement in attacks in which it had no operational role.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-06/doubts-raised-about-islamic-states-claim-texas-attack" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-05-06/doubts-raised-about-islamic-states-claim-texas-attack#commentsFiled online201Al Bayanal-BayanAmerican MuslimsAnwar al-AwlakiAnwar al-AwlakiArrestAustraliaBusinessBusinessCentral Intelligence AgencychairmanclericConvictionDallasDepictions of MuhammadElton SimpsonEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEuropeFederal Bureau of InvestigationHealthHealthIraqIslamIslamic terrorismJosh EarnestJyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversyLubbock Avalanche-JournalMichael McCaulMichael McCaulMitchell SilberNadir SoofiPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPHOENIXPoliticsPoliticspress secretaryQuotationReligionReligionSyriaTexasThe Associated PressTurkeyTwitterUnited StatesUsama ShamiWhite HouseYemenWed, 06 May 2015 14:21:07 +0000Staff218669 at http://lubbockonline.comDoubts raised about Islamic State's claim in Texas attackhttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-05-06/doubts-raised-about-islamic-states-claim-texas-attack
<p>PHOENIX — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the assault on a Texas cartoon contest that featured images of the Prophet Muhammad, but counterterrorism experts said IS has a history of asserting involvement in attacks in which it had no operational role.</p>
<p>That suggests the two gunmen could have carried out their own lone wolf-style strike before they were shot and killed at the scene of Sunday’s shooting in the Dallas suburb of Garland.</p>
<p>Federal officials identified the pair as Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi, both Americans who lived in Phoenix.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-05-06/doubts-raised-about-islamic-states-claim-texas-attack" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-05-06/doubts-raised-about-islamic-states-claim-texas-attack#commentsTexasJULIE WATSONAl Bayanal-BayanAl-QaedaAmerican MuslimsAntisemitism in the United StatesAnwar al-AwlakiAnwar AwlakiArrestAustraliaBusinessBusinessCentral Intelligence AgencychairmanclericConvictionDallasdirectorElton SimpsonEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentEuropeexecutiveFederal Bureau of InvestigationHealthHealthIraqIslamIslamic terrorismIslamismJosh EarnestK2 Intelligencemanaging directorMichael McCaulMitchell SilberNadir SoofiNew York CityPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPHOENIXPoliticsPoliticspress secretaryQuotationReligionReligionSyriaTexasThe Associated PressTurkeyTwitterUnited StatesUsama ShamiWhite HouseYemenWed, 06 May 2015 05:12:18 +0000JULIE WATSON218646 at http://lubbockonline.comAfter drone killings, pressure for new hostage strategyhttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-25/after-drone-killings-pressure-new-hostage-strategy
<p>WASHINGTON — The accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. operation against al-Qaida has put a new spotlight on the Obama administration’s reliance on drones in the battle against terrorism — and has also raised pressure on the White House to revise the nation’s oft-criticized strategy for dealing with abducted Americans and their families.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-25/after-drone-killings-pressure-new-hostage-strategy" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-25/after-drone-killings-pressure-new-hostage-strategy#commentsWorldBY MATTHEW LEEal-QaedaArmed AttackBarack ObamaBusinessBusinessCandidate PositionCounter-terrorismCrimeCriminal lawDepartment of StateEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFamily RelationFederal Bureau of Investigationforeign ministerGiovanni Lo PortoHealthHealthHostageHostage takingIraqJohn DelaneyJohn FoleyJosh EarnestLuke SomersMarie HarfMarylandNational securityPakistanPaolo GentiloniPentagonPerson CareerPerson PartyPerson RelationPoliticsPoliticspresidentpress secretaryQuotationspokeswomanSyriaUnited StatesWarWarWar in AfghanistanWarren WeinsteinWASHINGTONWhite HouseSat, 25 Apr 2015 05:13:58 +0000BY MATTHEW LEE217396 at http://lubbockonline.comHinckley seeks to live outside mental hospitalhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-23/hinckley-seeks-live-outside-mental-hospital
<p>WASHINGTON — The would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan is “clinically ready” to live full time outside a mental hospital, his lawyer argued in federal court on Wednesday.</p>
<p>John Hinckley Jr. has been in “full and stable remission” for more than two decades, his lawyer Barry Levine argued.</p>
<p>Prosecutor Colleen Kennedy argued to the contrary, saying more restrictions and conditions are needed to keep both Hinckley and others safe.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-23/hinckley-seeks-live-outside-mental-hospital" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-23/hinckley-seeks-live-outside-mental-hospital#commentsNational NewsJESSICA GRESKOBarry LevineColleen KennedyEmployment RelationHinckleyInsanity defenseJames BradyJames BradyJohn Hinckley Jr.John Hinckley, Jr.lawyerMedicinePerson Careerpresidentpress secretaryprosecutorQuotationRonald ReaganRonald ReaganSt. Elizabeths HospitalSurvivorsTechnologyTechnologyTexasUnited StatesVirginiaWASHINGTONWilliamsburgThu, 23 Apr 2015 05:10:47 +0000JESSICA GRESKO217149 at http://lubbockonline.comMcCarthy backs Iran nuclear bill, lays out House planshttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-14/mccarthy-backs-iran-nuclear-bill-lays-out-house-plans
<p>WASHINGTON — The Obama administration stepped up its lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill on Monday to try to persuade lawmakers not to pass any legislation that could hamper prospects for negotiating a final deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-14/mccarthy-backs-iran-nuclear-bill-lays-out-house-plans" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-14/mccarthy-backs-iran-nuclear-bill-lays-out-house-plans#commentsWorldDEB RIECHMANNBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBob CorkerBob CorkerBusinessBusinessComprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment ActCongressEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentErnest MonizGovernmentHealthHealthIranIranIran and weapons of mass destructionIran–United States relationsJack LewJohn KerryJosh EarnestKevin McCarthyleaderNuclear program of IranPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPresidency of Barack Obamapresidentpress secretaryQuotationSecretarySecretary of StateSenateTEHRANTreasury SecretaryUnited StatesUnited States CongressWASHINGTONWhite HouseTue, 14 Apr 2015 05:00:18 +0000DEB RIECHMANN216063 at http://lubbockonline.comObama lobbies Congress on Iran; Dems seek bill changeshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-09/obama-lobbies-congress-iran-dems-seek-bill-changes
<p>WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are intent on changing a bill that would give Congress a say in an emerging nuclear deal with Iran — tweaks that could make it more palatable to President Barack Obama, who called two key senators on Wednesday to lobby against undermining diplomatic efforts to end a standoff with Tehran.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-09/obama-lobbies-congress-iran-dems-seek-bill-changes" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-09/obama-lobbies-congress-iran-dems-seek-bill-changes#commentsNational Newsby DEB RIECHMANNBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBen CardinBob CorkerBob CorkerBob MenendezBusinessBusinesschairmancheerleaderCongressDiplomatic RelationsEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentHealthHealthIranIran–United States relationsJosh EarnestMarylandNew JerseyNowNuclear program of IranPerson CareerPerson CommunicationPerson LocationPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of IranPresidency of Barack Obamapresidentpress secretaryQuotationSanctions against IranSenateTEHRANTennesseeU.S. sanctions against IranUnited StatesWASHINGTONWhite HouseThu, 09 Apr 2015 05:10:57 +0000by DEB RIECHMANN215464 at http://lubbockonline.comGun-control activist and widow of James Brady dies at 73 http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-04/gun-control-activist-and-widow-james-brady-dies-73
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<p>Sarah Kemp Brady, who became an activist for gun control after her husband was shot in the head in the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, died Friday.</p>
<p>Brady, 73, died in a retirement community in Alexandria, Virginia, after battling pneumonia, family members said in an email.</p>
<p>Brady’s husband, former White House Press Secretary James Brady, died Aug. 4, also at the age of 73.</p>
<p>The 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. left James Brady partially paralyzed.</p>
<p>Four years later, Sarah Brady became involved in gun control. </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-04/gun-control-activist-and-widow-james-brady-dies-73" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2015-04-04/gun-control-activist-and-widow-james-brady-dies-73#commentsNational NewsKASEY JONESactivistAlexandriaBradyBrady CampaignBusinessBusinessCompany Name ChangeEmployment ChangeEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFamily RelationHeadHealthHealthJames BradyJames BradyJohn Hinckley Jr.Nancy ReaganPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson LocationPerson RelationPoliticsPoliticspresidentpress secretaryReagan assassination attemptRonald ReaganRonald ReaganSarah BradySarah Kemp BradySurvivorsThomas DelahantyUnited StatesVirginiaWhite HouseSat, 04 Apr 2015 05:32:41 +0000KASEY JONES214917 at http://lubbockonline.comNo nuclear agreement yet; Iran talks push past deadlinehttp://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-01/no-nuclear-agreement-yet-iran-talks-push-past-deadline
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — With stubborn disputes unresolved, nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers pushed past a self-imposed deadline and into overtime Wednesday as negotiators renewed marathon efforts to hammer out the outline of an agreement.</p>
<p>Enough progress had been made to warrant the extension past Tuesday midnight, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, although there still were “several difficult issues” to bridge.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-01/no-nuclear-agreement-yet-iran-talks-push-past-deadline" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/world/2015-04-01/no-nuclear-agreement-yet-iran-talks-push-past-deadline#commentsWorldGEORGE JAHNBenjamin NetanyahuBenjamin NetanyahuBusinessBusinessChinaDepartment of StateDiplomatic RelationsEconomy of IranEntertainmentEntertainmentEnvironmentEnvironmentFranceGermanyHealthHealthInternational relationsIranIranIran and weapons of mass destructionIran–United States relationsJohn KerryJosh EarnestLausanneMarie HarfnegotiatorNuclear program of IranPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPolitics of Iranpress secretaryQuotationRussiaSanctions against IranSecretary of StatespokeswomanSwitzerlandTechnologyTechnologyTEHRANU.S. sanctions against IranUnited KingdomUnited StatesWASHINGTONWhite HouseWed, 01 Apr 2015 05:06:47 +0000GEORGE JAHN214496 at http://lubbockonline.com